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Somerville HHS reviews Surgeon General advisory on parents' mental health; city outlines programs and funding limits
Summary
Karen Carroll, Somerville’s HHS director, told the committee the Surgeon General advisory finds parents face high stress and disproportionate impacts; she outlined local programs (HOPE framework, Summer Promise, home visiting, vending machines with diapers) and warned many supports depend on grants that may not be sustainable.
At the Jan. 28 committee meeting, Chair Kristen Strezzo introduced an item asking the city to review the U.S. Surgeon General's advisory on the mental health and well‑being of parents and caregivers. The advisory’s findings and recommendations were discussed by Karen Carroll, Somerville’s director of Health & Human Services.
"The findings of the U.S. Surgeon General Advisory on Mental Health and Well‑being of Parents and Caregivers are significant," Carroll said, adding that parents are "experiencing very, very high levels of stress" and that some groups are disproportionately…
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